Robert vs Paul
GER · Open Men · 7 results Robert Melzer
IRL · Open Men · 3 results Paul McArdle
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Robert: Copenhagen 2026, Open Men · Paul: Hamburg Hamb, Open Men
This chart shows where Robert and Paul sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Robert: strongest on Runs (faster than 84% of the field), weakest on Carry (faster than 37%).Paul: strongest on Runs (faster than 87% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 33%).
See the numbers
| Part | Robert: faster than | Paul: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 82% | 86% |
| Push | 71% | 76% |
| Pull | 74% | 71% |
| BBJ | 61% | 83% |
| Row | 62% | 74% |
| Carry | 37% | 67% |
| Lunges | 57% | 73% |
| Wall balls | 80% | 33% |
| Roxzone | 71% | 86% |
| Runs | 84% | 87% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Robert | Paul |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 82% | 86% |
| Sled push | 71% | 76% |
| Sled pull | 74% | 71% |
| Burpee broad jump | 61% | 83% |
| Row | 62% | 74% |
| Farmers carry | 37% | 67% |
| Sandbag lunges | 57% | 73% |
| Wall balls | 80% | 33% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 71% | 86% |
| Runs (8 km) | 84% | 87% |
The share of their own field each athlete beat on that segment, at the race named on the left. Higher is better; green marks the better of the two. A dash means no split was published.
Those races as one bar each
This chart draws the race in order, left to right: each 1 km run (blue), each station (yellow) and the roxzone (grey), sized by its time.Robert · Copenhagen 2026 · Open Men: 36:12 running, 33:09 at the stations and 5:51 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:20).Below, Paul · Hamburg Hamb · Open Men: 35:16 running, 35:12 at the stations and 5:18 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:34).
See the numbers
| Part | Robert · Copenhagen 2026 · Open Men | Paul · Hamburg Hamb · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 6:29 | 4:02 |
| SkiErg | 4:20 | 4:12 |
| Run 2 | 4:09 | 4:29 |
| Sled push | 2:41 | 2:47 |
| Run 3 | 4:16 | 4:33 |
| Sled pull | 4:00 | 4:01 |
| Run 4 | 4:16 | 4:25 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:58 | 4:22 |
| Run 5 | 4:08 | 4:40 |
| Row | 4:43 | 4:34 |
| Run 6 | 4:14 | 4:38 |
| Farmers carry | 2:16 | 1:58 |
| Run 7 | 4:12 | 4:31 |
| Sandbag lunges | 4:51 | 4:43 |
| Run 8 | 4:28 | 3:58 |
| Wall balls | 5:20 | 8:34 |
| Roxzone | 5:51 | 5:18 |
| Finish | 1:15:03 | 1:15:36 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Robert | Paul | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamburg Hamb Open Men · 30 Oct 2026 | 1:15:42 | 1:15:36 | 0:06 · Paul faster |
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